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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (23 Jan 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Housing for All commits to reviewing the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability scheme and a report on the review has been prepared by my Department. The review was informed by engagement with external stakeholders, including the Department of Health, the HSE, the Disability Federation of Ireland and the Irish Wheelchair Association. Written submissions were...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Voluntary Housing Sector (18 Jan 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: My Department is engaging with the Approved Housing Body (AHB) sector, including Cena, on its capacity to deliver Traveller-specific accommodation as part of the ongoing work of the Programme Board, established to oversee the implementation of the recommendations contained in the Expert Group Review report. My Department has been engaging with the AHB Cena in this context and a decision...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 Jan 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: The purpose of the 2017 National Guidelines for the Assessment and Allocation Process for Social Housing Provision for People with a Disability is to assist in streamlining the management of the housing assessment and allocation process for disabled people, including those living in the community and those transitioning to the community from residential care. The Guidelines are intended to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 728, 741 and 826 together. Housing for All commits to reviewing the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability scheme and a report on the review has been prepared by my Department. The review was informed by engagement with external stakeholders, including the Department of Health, the HSE, the Disability Federation of Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (17 Jan 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: My Department provides funding under the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, to assist people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, the Mobility Aids Grant and the Housing Aid for Older People, which are 80% funded by my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (17 Jan 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist housing authorities in providing accommodation for Travellers, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. The Act provides that housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Programme for Government (14 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: An update on delivery of the commitments in the Programme for Government: Our Shared Future in respect of the local government sector is set out herewith: In relation to the Directly Elected Mayor of Limerick, the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023 was published in August and is currently progressing through the Houses of the Oireachtas, with a view to enactment early in 2024....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes in their areas. My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (12 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Housing for All commits to reviewing the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability scheme and a report on the review has been prepared by my Department. The review was informed by engagement with external stakeholders, including the Department of Health, the HSE, the Disability Federation of Ireland and the Irish Wheelchair Association. Written submissions were...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Housing for All commits to reviewing the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability scheme and a report on the review has been prepared by my Department. The review was informed by engagement with external stakeholders, including the Department of Health, the HSE, the Disability Federation of Ireland and the Irish Wheelchair Association. Written submissions were...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 12 and 23 together. Under Housing for All, the Government has targeted delivery of 47,600 new build social homes; 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing, and 28,500 new affordable homes from 2022 to 2026. Each local authority has prepared its own 5-year Housing Delivery Action Plan setting out their planned social and affordable housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: As you are aware Minister O'Brien commenced the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 (the Act) on 22 June 2023 which contains the enhanced grant scheme and adopted the related Regulations on 29 June 2023. In March 2023 Engineers Ireland engaged with officials in my Department regarding the certification of specific options under the Enhanced...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Cost rental is a new form of tenure which was introduced under the Affordable Housing Act 2021, where rents are set only to cover the cost of financing, building, managing and maintaining the homes. Under various schemes, the State may provide a subvention to reduce the initial capital cost and make the starting cost rent more affordable. In return, the homes are designated as cost rental...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Flood Risk Management (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Local authorities are designated as lead agencies for coordinating the local response to flooding emergencies as per the Government decision relating to the “Framework for Major Emergency Management” (2006). The arrangements for emergency management are seen as having worked very well, in particular the responses led by local authorities to flooding and other severe weather...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 38 and 82 together. Housing for All commits to reviewing the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability scheme and a report on the review has been prepared by my Department. The review was informed by engagement with external stakeholders, including the Department of Health, the HSE, the Disability Federation of Ireland and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist housing authorities in providing accommodation for Travellers, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. The Act provides that housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: My Department provides Exchequer funding to local authorities to administer the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, which support older and disabled people living in private houses to adapt their home to meet their needs. The grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, the Mobility Aids Grant and the Housing Aid for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (6 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist housing authorities in providing accommodation for Travellers, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. On 4 August 2023, my Department granted Stage 1 approval to Cork City Council for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 93, 96 and 99 together. My Department provides Exchequer funding to local authorities to administer the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, which support older and disabled people living in private houses to adapt their home to meet their needs. The grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (28 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist housing authorities in providing accommodation for Travellers, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. As part of the work of the Programme Board, established to drive the implementation of the...